On Saturday, we got some snow. Which is sort of unusual of around here. Having spent several years in New England, the kids assumed it would eventually pile up. They were busily designing snowmen in their heads. And drawing battle plans for a snowball fight. But it never did pile up. And, by afternoon, it was almost gone. But it… Read More
our Christmas
Ohmigoodness. It truly was a wonderful Christmas. The kids were so, so excited…. the countdown to Jesus’ birthday had begun at least 10 days before. As is our tradition, we took turns opening gifts, one at a time, youngest to oldest. And I thought I’d share a few pictures, as well as the favorites (and a few failures) of Christmas… Read More
Sunday Snapshot: {Labor Day}
Wah. My sister and her family just left. It had been over a year since we last saw each other. Which is about a year too long. The kids always play great together. Which gives us a chance to catch up. During their stay this time, we stuck pretty close to home. With plenty of chow… plenty of things to… Read More
our day
Summer is drawing to a close. The first day of school is just around the corner. And I, for one, am looking forward to it. Just keepin’ it real. Today, in an effort to expend some, ahem… excess energy – and to avoid making even more of a mess around our new place – we ventured out. As far as… Read More
a lighting strike
9 times out of 10, I take pictures of just one of my kids at a time. Because it’s so. much. easier. to capture just one face. But on this day, it was like a lightening strike. I had no idea it was going to happen, where it came from, or when it might happen again. I just understood the… Read More
Sunday Snapshot: {Chinese Carnival}
It was a 2.5 hour drive. Should have been 1.5, based on our GPS, but with our family, everything always takes longer. Add to that Boston traffic and well… we should have left earlier. But we did get there. And the drive was certainly worth it. The carnival was hosted by Harvard China Care. And was held at Harvard. And… Read More
picture day
For the second time in one school year, it’s picture day. For me? Forms to fill out, checks to write, outfits to ready. But for the kids? It’s all fun. And seeing them so darn jazzed this morning… well, I just couldn’t help grabbing my camera just to capture the day. The girls chose to wear their Chinese silks. Dalton… Read More
top 21 of 2010.
Posted over on my photography blog. I’ve ignored it horribly, and I’m trying to butter it up by posting over there, yet again. Actually, I much prefer posting pictures over there because you can post ’em so darn big. And I love big. It was tough picking just 21 favorites. Out of thousands. Of course I tried to be sure… Read More
Sunday Snapshot: {Christmas 2010}
Oh my. Where to begin. Christmas 2010 was crazy. In a really, really good way. All the wrapping and shopping for nine kiddos? Oh, so worth it in the end. For moments like these. The Pillow Pets – “It’s a pillow, it’s a pet… it’s a Pillow Pet!” has been an all too familiar chorus around here for months –… Read More
Happy Birthday America
For the Fourth of July, we went to a party. We don’t get invited to many of those. Being a ridiculously large family and all. At least, that’s the reason we give ourselves for lack of social engagements. So we took our merry crew and a chocolate chip bundt cake over to a friend’s house. And partied. With cupcakes, some rainbow… Read More